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  1. 100 YEARS OF BARROW-BUILT RN SUBMARINES, 1901-2001
  2. VANGUARD CLASS, 1992 on
  3.  
  4. MAIN PARTICULARS
  5.  
  6. Length overall           149.9 metres
  7. Beam                       12 metres
  8. Draught                    12.8m
  9. Displacement,
  10.   submerged              15900 tonnes dived
  11. Speed,
  12.   submerged              In excess of 25 knots dived
  13. Armament                 16 missile tubes for Trident 2 D5 missiles
  14.                                Four 21in. (533mm) weapon tubes
  15.                                Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes 
  16.                                3 SSE Mk 10 launchers for decoys
  17. Complement,
  18.   designed                 2 crews of 136 each (incl 21 Officers)
  19.  
  20. ┬⌐ BAE SYSTEMS 2001